French media authority CSA looks to revive DTT pay-TV
June 10, 2010 by Robert Briel
The French media authority CSA has opened a tender for two new pay- TV channels on the terrestrial digital network. The Council hopes to breathe new life into over the air premium TV, as such services haven’t been doing very well. Out of the total of 12 million households now watching DTT, just 800,000 subscribed to pay-TV at the end of 2009. Read the Story »
Romania: the price war continues
May 11, 2010 by Chris Dziadul
The unique nature of Romania’s digital TV marketplace came quickly to the fore during the latest business breakfast organised by Broadband TV News, publisher of New Television Insider, and Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) in Bucharest earlier this month. Read the Story »
Bulgaria: a magnet for investors
April 15, 2010 by Chris Dziadul
Earlier this month News Corp completed the last stage of its withdrawal from Central and Eastern Europe when it sold the national commercial station bTV and other Bulgarian TV assets to CME for $400 million (€298 million). Read the Story »
DTT East: a tough road ahead
March 3, 2010 by Chris Dziadul
The transition to digital broadcasting is now under way in Russia and most of the CIS, though with ASO target dates – typically 2015 – three years later than in most CEE countries. Read the Story »
The battle for the on-screen guide
March 3, 2010 by Robert Briel
It is not hard to see that Electronic Programme Guides (EPGs) will be one of the more important tools for people to help find their favourite programmes in the ever-increasing avalanche of content, from linear channels to on-demand sources. Read the Story »
Final phase of French ASO
March 3, 2010 by Robert Briel
France has started the final phase of its analogue switchover process. In early February, all analogue transmitters were switched off in the Alsace region with few problems. Read the Story »
Hungary: a market in transition
February 16, 2010 by Chris Dziadul
Though by no means the most dynamic market in Central and Eastern Europe, Hungary is certainly one of the most important. New Television Insider visited Budapest to gain some insights into the local TV industry by meeting four of its key players. Read the Story »
Spain seeks to grow pre-ASO terrestrial market
February 1, 2010 by Julian Clover
Eight years after the failure of the now largely forgotten Quiero pay-TV platform, the idea of paying for television over the Spanish terrestrial system is again in trouble. Read the Story »
DTT in Central and Eastern Europe: a progress report
January 6, 2010 by Chris Dziadul
The transition to digital broadcasting is likely to intensify in Central and Eastern Europe in 2010, with at least one country completing ASO. Read the Story »
Digital Germany: slow growth continues
December 9, 2009 by Robert Briel
According to the latest Digitaliserungsbericht, 55% of German TV households had at least one digital receiver as of the middle of this year. The rate of digitisation was meanwhile 8.3% up on 2008 and slightly more than in previous years. During the last year, some 3.2 million people bought a digital receiver, combining set-top boxes and integrated TV sets. Read the Story »
